Party people who don’t care about the weather are gathering at Sunset Park for the inaugural Asbury Park Superfest: Masters of Funk, ongoing until 9 p.m. The lineup features an all-star gathering of soul, funk, and R&B icons hailing back to the 60s, including The Mary Jane Girls and Dazz Band. Also on the bill […]

Public collaboration welcomed to help erase entrenched disparities

Former Housing Authority and municipal court employee Rosalie Skinner is known around as ‘Judge Judy,’ due in part for 93-year-old’s life long tenacity for protecting her Asbury Park neighborhood. The 93-year-old was the first to speak up during this week’s Asbury Park West Side Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan meeting. “That building didn’t used to be […]

Ledoux: The locals are really proud of their city

Canadian travel channel Evasion sent its Go To The Beach crew to town this week. Their assignment was to spotlight the city as a summer road trip destination. “As any Quebec resident will tell you, no summer is complete without a road-trip down the coast of the Eastern United States,” officials said in a written statement. “Nothing […]

Bad Boy Jersey Mike & Candice Guardino’s Italian Bred On The Bill

As July comes to a close, the folks over at the Asbury Park Boardwalk have two back to back shows offering a bit of levity, Italian style. First up is that bad boy of comedy Mike Marino, known to most as simply Jersey Mike. And while tickets to the 7:30 p.m. July 29 performance quickly […]

European Vibes Meet Beach Life At Seafront Cafe

Sprudge, Portland’s publication on all things coffee, spotlighted Asbury Park’s own High Voltage Seafront Cafe in a feature by Jenn Hall released Thursday. In the feature, co owner Sonia Jozajtis shares how her Polish background inspired the expanded offerings at the Asbury Park Boardwalk pop up turned permanent venue, now located in the First Avenue […]

Brown: We love the way the town is growing and blossoming

A cross country trip while dating led to the creation of Taste of Asbury Food Tours, the new venture by Bonnie and Justin Brown of Wanamassa. “We went on a cross country four years ago and did a food tour while visiting Seattle,” said Bonnie Brown. “I had never heard of a food tour. We […]

Skateboarding Film Series Supports Video Summer Camp For City Youth

The 30th Anniversary screening of The Search For Animal Chin at The ShowRoom Cinema on Cookman Avenue launches Rolling! Asbury Park. The nomadic skate everything in their path film centers around the Bones Brigade and their journey to famed skate spots in California, Nevada and Hawaii to find a Chinese elder. The screening is among three films […]

The Charity Kings are back at it again. This time around the Wish Upon A Prom organizers are working on their Third Annual Back To School Giveaway, slated for Aug. 26. “Our purpose for this event each year to assist families in need in Monmouth County & other NJ areas,” organizer Sherrice Lyles said. “We […]

Board Member Marilyn Schlossbach Goes on The Record; & Local Zoning Approvals Continue July 25

College Achieve Public Schools, the tuition-free charter school set to open this school year in Asbury Park has been granted its final approvals from the State Department of Education. The pre-K-9 school is currently seeking operation approvals to open [in part] at First Baptist Church on Grand Avenue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. […]

Gratis haven for touring bands and creatives landing in Asbury Park

Outpost, an immersive rest stop for touring artists has opened in Asbury Park. Developed by The Participation Agency, an experiential marketing firm based in New York City, Outpost is a gratis haven for those touring creatives visiting town to recharge, produce, and just hangout before and/or after a gig. This month North Jersey electro pop […]